Sacramento daily record-union., 1887-08-06
rue that kennedy had been pu. ont of the

.. true that Kennedy had been put ont of the
transfer business at Gwin's request.
Senator Stanford said he had had several con-
Versations with ex-senator Gwin about il. He
wanted the business for Coleman. be was told
that If he bought out Kennedy It would be salts
factory 10 the Central Pacific Company. Subse-
9uently this was done; Had Kennedy carried
on his business properly he would not have lost
1t. He had never talked with Gwin about the
latter using his influence at Wash ipgton in con-
sderation of this transaction. Senator Gwin
was always q friend of the Pacific railroads.
said the witness, " and a friend of mine We
never had any talk about his influence, and l
never spoke to him about the Southern delega-
lions in Congress. He was afterward employed
by US for awhile at Washington, but that had
nothing TO do with the Pacific Transfer Com
pany.'
Chairman Pattison examined the witness at
length to ascertain who had been in the habit
OF approving the legal expense accounts of the
Central Pacific Company. He said that this was
usually done by himself where the accounts
were large, and where not they were left 10 the
head OF the Law Department of the company
Greed Raymond was now at the head of the de-
partment He was preceded by Judge Sander
son and Robert Robinson, the former being now
| dead.
Mr.. Pattison asked If the witness was ac-
quainted with Theophilus French, formerly Au-
d1tor of The Pacific Railroad accounts OF the
Treasury Department.
Senator Stanford said he had slight ac-
qtaintance with the gentleman. He knew of
his being employed, after he left the service of
the United States, as attorney for the Central
PACING Company, but the bargain was made by
Huntington, who had considered him a yaln.
able man to employ, owing to his knowledge of
the Washington Departments. He knew by
hearsay that French had been dismissed, but
why, he did not know. He had read an article
In the New York World. written by French, at
tacking the Pacific Railroad Companies and
from that and what Huntington had told him.
he made up his mind that French had tried to
blaekmail Huntington. He knew the affair
only by hearsay, however.
ap0nalntpd
ard Franchot and had employed him apoul
Washington. on business connected with the
Central Pacific Company. He could not remem-
ber. however, the details of this employment
Mr. Pattison said an abstract of the legal ex-
penses oil the company shows that French re-
eeived 5000 and Franchot $500. as compensa-
t1on for work done, but the witness knew moth
Ing of the payments, both men having been
employed by Huntington. Mr.. Pattison called
Tor the vouchers of payments made to these
two men, to Roscoe Conkling and other lawyers
for legal services. which the witness said he
would produce.
Fattison then read from list of legal ex.
penses alleged 10 have been incurred by the
railroad company from 1863 to 1886. This list
was published by 7. French in the course of an
alleged expose. He called for the vouchers of
all these expenditures.
When the meeting was called to fortier after
the Room recess, the Chairman read off an ex-
tended list of vouchers which he said the Com
mission desired to see. Secretary Miller stated
that 1t would require three days to get the
vouchers together, and the time for their pro-
duction was accordingly fixed for Wednesday
morning next. Senator Stanford was then ex
cused until that time.
Daniel W. Strong again appeared before the
Commission, this time for the purpose of offer
ing number of old letters and papers which
had passed between him and Huntington, Hop
kins and Stanford, in relation to the original
survey of the route over the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. They were made part of the record
Mr.. Cohen asked Chairman Pattison if he had
presented all the letters that Strong had.
Mr.. Pattison answered that they were all
which were considered relevant to the inyesti-
CATION.
Mr.. Cohen after conferriug with his associates
said that If letters which suited the Commission
were to be offered In evidence he should insist
upon those which We're favorable to the com
paDy being offered also. Mr.. Pattison made an
obstinate fight against their introduction, but
| 1t was oVerpowered by the cooler reasoning of
| his associates. William T. Brown was recalled
and presented statement which he said COW
cred all the assets and liabilities of the Contract
and Finance Committee at the time of its dsso-
luton in 1879 The liabilities were stated to be
sS,272.0 900 which was assumed by the ''S. H. H.
X {. Co" and subsequently, paid. WAS there
anything on those books that would have pre-
judiced the interests of officers or Directors of
the Central Pacific Company If they were pro-
duced i'll the Commission to-day?' was asked
mo, SIR was the prompt reply Mr.. Cohen cross
examined Mr.. Brown on different points re-
latipg to the early construction of the read
after which the meeting adjourned until Satur-
aokr